Irina Slavnikova

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Official representative of the TV channel

Incident date: August 9, 2020

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The official representative of the Belsat TV channel Irina Slavnikova was detained by the security officials on the street in Minsk on the day of the presidential election. They didn't explain the reason for the detention. Police took her to the Leninsky District police department and offered to talk there about some unrelated topics, the journalist refused. She was released three hours after the detention without a report.